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This March 28, 2017, image provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein.

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  • Law

Court documents reveal names of powerful men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker who took his own life in 2019, has been linked to some of the world's most powerful men. Names included in the court documents aren't evidence of wrongdoing.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Brian Mann and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East performs at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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  • Music Videos

Tiny Desk Concert: Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East

Sunny Jain's music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.

January 05, 2024
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  • Felix Contreras
South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius leaves the Pretoria High Court on June 15, 2016, after the third day of his resentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was released from Pretoria prison on Friday after serving nearly 11 years.

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  • Africa

Oscar Pistorius is released from prison on parole in South Africa

The Paralympic champion convicted of murdering his girlfriend has left prison on parole.

January 05, 2024
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  • Kate Bartlett
Happy new year! None of the above are correct answers.

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  • National

New year, new quiz. Can you believe stuff has already happened in 2024?!

Who's out to save democracy? Who's good at not drooling? And what do sexy Hershey Kisses have to do with any of it? Try for your first 11/11 of 2024, and possibly find out.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
An image of the sign for T.G.I Friday's as photographed on March 16, 2020 in Levittown, New York.

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  • Business

TGI Fridays closes dozens of its stores

The company is offering over 1,000 transfer opportunities for 80% of the impacted employees, it said. It additionally sold eight locations across the Northeast to its former CEO.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Claudine Gay speaks during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University in May. Gay resigned as Harvard's president Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations.

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  • Education

Claudine Gay's resignation highlights the trouble with regulating academic writing

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism allegations. Experts say improved technology could bring to light more alleged transgressions in past works by other academic leaders.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Ayana Archie
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at a mosque in the capital Tehran on Tuesday. Iran manages a network of proxy groups throughout the Middle East that are battling U.S. and Israeli forces on multiple fronts.

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  • Middle East

After striking throughout the Middle East, Iran's proxies now become the targets

Iran supports militant groups that have been striking out at U.S. and Israeli forces. These factions are increasingly under attack themselves as fighting in the region spreads.

January 04, 2024
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  • Greg Myre
Donald Trump launched his latest presidential campaign with a rally in Waco, Texas. At the beginning of the rally, Trump played a song featuring the J6 Prison Choir, made up of defendants in jail on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Investigations

The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises

Three years after supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the future of the criminal cases against the rioters may hinge on the presidential election.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach and
  • Noah Caldwell
Reporter Julie K. Brown exits federal court following a bail hearing for Jeffrey Epstein in July 2019.

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  • National

Her reporting exposed Epstein. She tells NPR why documents naming powerful men matter

Julie K. Brown's reporting for the Miami Herald in 2017 and 2018 led to more charges for Epstein and identified nearly 80 of his victims.

January 04, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Kai McNamee,
  • and 1 more
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, pictured at a press briefing in November, spoke to NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> about Biden's priorities and challenges in the year ahead.

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  • Politics

Biden understands there is 'more work to be done' in 2024, says Karine Jean-Pierre

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to NPR about President Biden's 2024 policy priorities and legislative challenges. She said the administration wants to build on its successes.

January 04, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Clockwise, from top left: former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump.

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  • Elections

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy

GOP presidential hopefuls know that the economy is an important issue — if not the top issue — for voters. That means it's a big talker on the campaign trail and a focus area for winning votes.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid and
  • Jeongyoon Han
Fireworks explode next to the Arc de Triomphe with "2024" projected at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees during New Year celebrations in Paris, early on January 1, 2024.

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  • Pop Culture

Have you already broken your New Year's resolution?

The New Year often makes people want to be a better version of themselves. But the majority of people abandon their resolutions within two months.

January 04, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
A defendant identified by court officials and records as Deobra Redden is seen about to leap over the desk of Judge Mary Kay Holthus during his sentencing in a felony battery case on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Authorities say the judge suffered minor injuries while a courtroom marshal suffered a bleeding gash on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder.

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  • National

A recent attack on a Las Vegas judge is very disturbing. But such cases are uncommon

Judge Mary Kay Holthus was attacked by a defendant during his sentencing. Courtroom assaults such as this are rare, but judges face other threats — more than 4,500 reported incidents in 2021 alone.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
People gather at the site of an explosion in the city of Kerman, about 510 miles southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday. Two bombs exploded at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said.

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  • Middle East

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombings that killed dozens in Iran

The bombings, which killed at least 84, targeted a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. Wednesday's event was the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Luke Littler of England throws his dart during the final match against Luke Humphries of England at the World Darts Championship, in London, Wednesday.

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  • World

A teenage British darts phenom astounds as runner-up in the world championship

Luke "The Nuke" Littler began the World Darts Championship ranked 164th in the world. The 16-year-old blazed through each match, finally losing to the world's No. 1-ranked player, Luke Humphries.

January 04, 2024
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  • Willem Marx
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